Before we start reading To Kill a Mockingbird, it is important for us to understand the hardships people faced during the 1930s in a time period known as The Great Depression. First, you will do research using the websites below and ones you find on your own. Download the Research Grid below to record the information you find.
WEBSITES:
What started the Great Depression?
Great Depression - Roosevelt's Role
Effects and Causes of the Great Depression
U.S. History - The Great Depression
Going further with The Great Depression:
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